Course 1

Course 1

Dear Parents

Introducing the theme is very important for your child.

You start by showing your child pictures of themselves and family members. Gather physical supplies: your child’s shoes, his favourite toy, his clothing, reading book, etc. It is important to have your child see, touch and explore actual items and visually see before starting your discussion. Speak to them about whose it is? Does it belong to mommy? Or to daddy?

The following picture may be used for discussion and learning

Use the following questions to guide the discussion and learning:

  • What is your name? Are you a boy or a girl? How old are you? 
  • What is your favourite toy?
  • Can you show me your mommy? Etc.

Activity 1:

Hand print on craft paper

Duration: 10 – 15minutes

What do we need?

  • Green paint
  • Paper

What to do:

  1. Caregiver to place some green paint into a shallow container.
  2. Place your child hands in the paint and let them print in onto paper
  3. Talk about fingers, hands, palms, knuckles, nails and finger tips to create body awareness of these details and expand on your child’s vocabulary skills. Place in a sunny area to dry
  4. This can be put in a frame for keep sake (remember to write the date and name on it)
  5. Allow your child to continue exploring the paint and do more hand printing on paper or any other easy to clean off surface.

Activity 2

Visual and recognizing: my family 

Duration: 5 – 10 minutes

What do you need? 

  • Family photos

What to do:

  1. Gather a few family photos and individual photos of your child
  2. Look at family photos and let your child point himself/herself out of the family photos.
  3. Now assist your child to point out and name other family members. Saying: that is mommy; that is your brother/aunt/uncle (using actual names of course) etc.

Activity 3

Drawing meaningless lines and dots

Duration: 5 – 10 MINUTES

What do you need?

  • Large sheet of paper
  • Thick wax crayon

What to do

  1. *Caregiver is to firmly fix a sheet of paper in front of your child (against a vertical wall surface).
  2. Have your child stand and freely draw on the page.
  3. If you repeat this every few days, your child will soon learn to make his/her own mark and will be on way to master writing.
  4. At this stage, it is important to say out loud what your child is drawing, by pointing out the marks and commenting, “I see you made a circle.”

**The random scribbling stage of your child starts from about 18 months and ends when your child is about two to two and a half years old. The drawing at this point is a visual record of the child’s motor coordination and it is important to encourage the child with praise and positive expressions. The second stage is termed controlled scribbling. This lasts for about 1 year. Now your child appears to have visual control over where he is placing marks. Your child has now learned how to control the crayons, and will make marks on the paper where he wants to.